I’ll never forget the day in September 1997 when I got the call that said, the “National Fibromyalgia Awareness Campaign” had been chosen to become a project of an incubator program, which would allow us to serve the fibromyalgia community as a non-profit organization.

Within a short amount of time we had decided to re-name ourselves the “National Fibromyalgia Association” (NFA) and we had been granted our own independent non-profit status! Although the NFA’s operations started on a card table in my family room, over time we became the largest and most influential NPO representing people with fibromyalgia in the world. Karen Lee Richards, my co-founder and myself, along with a group of dedicated women with FM worked as much as our painful muscles and joints would allow us and met regularly to plan conferences, write letters to the media... CLICK HERE TO KEEP READING

As many of you know, the National Fibromyalgia Association surpassed 150,000 followers this August 2014 on our Facebook page. In fact, since that momentous figure was reached we continue to gain fans! This amazing momentum is indicative of your engagement and extraordinary support and we humbly thank you. It’s wonderful to see your continued passion, especially as the NFA, recognized by many as the premier fibromyalgia organization in the world, is about to enter a new phase of its service to the fibromyalgia community. But first, a reminder of how far we’ve come and our accomplishments over these last 17 years.

For those of you who don’t know, it all started in Lynne Kennedy Matallana’s living room. Having been diagnosed with fibromyalgia after years of misdiagnoses and seeing 37 doctors (we know many of you have similar stories), she took matters into her own hands and started the NFA...CLICK HERE TO KEEP READING

What is the NFA?The National Fibromyalgia Association is a {{501(c)3}} non-profit organization whose mission is to develop and execute programs dedicated to improving the quality of life for people with fibromyalgia.